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Hearing issue

I have been experiencing a systolic turbulence sound in my left ear before I am fully asleep. It sounds like a periodic subtle or mild rushing or whooshing pulsation along with a very faint heartbeat. I do not notice this when I am active and upright but only while waiting to fall asleep. Has anyone had these symptoms and/or been treated for it?

Several months ago, I had developed a fluid buildup in the same ear behind the eardrum which caused me to lose the hearing in that ear. It was due to an airborne allergy. I was advised by a nurse to take Sudafed and Afrin for three days. I did, it cleared up and my hearing was restored. No similar problem since until this the last few weeks.
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czarivey
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My ENT does not recommend neither water flushing nor Q-tips. I block my ears from swimming pool or any swimming water with custom ear plugs perfectly fit to my shell(paid just $39 cash to audiologist for fitting and manufacturing) during my periodical aquatic training and do same during showers. He recommends to keep ears as dry as possible so that wax built-up will peel off on its own. Less moisture in your ears will speed up wax fall off.
There are vacuum cleaners for ears, but should be used with caution not to damage your ear drums.

Fluid build-up is definite call to go back to your ENT specialist again.
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